How Lee Kuan Yew sees Malaysia in 20 years' time
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The clear and present danger
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$ T/ e2 ^( x. M- l% z2 F公仔箱論壇If the Doomsday prediction never comes true, New Zealand will remain as
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the country sparsely populated by humans.
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G; j6 G! j1 oA hundred years later, Singapore 's foundation will remain rock solid.
) N9 R5 |0 E: J8 T7 atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe tiny city-state will continue to lure new immigrants, and many公仔箱論壇2 O% c" v' x" s. f7 i5 l5 v
new-generation Singaporeans will see their lineages traced back to those
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# }; c" k8 E* E9 lHow about Malaysia a hundred years from now?公仔箱論壇) l8 }0 _; Y' l2 a
: D" ^2 J- ~; ?' O# g公仔箱論壇Lee Kuan Yew did not seem to see things that far. He only set his sight: ]6 g8 h, ^$ Y; r* Y+ c
20 years later.
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Chinese population less and less.
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The Chinese population would continue to slide, he added, not because of
* M0 h6 ]7 Q$ c7 U) r公仔箱論壇the pathetically low fertility rates among the Chinese in this country,
2 _' f, ~( ^) s, j! abut because those who could afford would have sent their children公仔箱論壇2 O4 ^: K4 d1 _1 X. _2 R
overseas, who would decide not to come back.
- U7 q. K2 y4 g: u2 |8 c"And those migrating to Malaysia will be from Islamic states, making the
4 L, Q( j( E8 n0 H3 Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbcountry's Islamisation inclination more and more pronounced."os.tvboxnow.com5 h1 B. E/ N! V6 \
4 k# w0 s H: g2 l5 h" wStatistics don't lie, and the current political and social ecosystems
$ \1 n! t) E7 J. o1 f, T$ `3 Care not here without a reason.
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0 N1 z& h3 g% E: r9 O: IMM Lee's predictions are by no means novel. But his well-thought remarks
t0 w) e H. K* e! ?. Uhave touched the hearts of many a Malaysian.
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imagine Chinese Malaysians to be like apes in a forest sanctuary a
$ ?4 b- j& ]$ j$ h" i: ]) ^hundred years down the road, where we need to sharpen our eyesight to
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glimpse of one or two of them.os.tvboxnow.com* n# ]0 r! v0 F% Q; ?# ?* {# T
. J; J1 x9 |' W3 s' Y5 \, vThat comparison is, most certainly, exaggerated, but I really hope we
% L, z0 _4 Q6 }) r4 B( Twill not be reduced to a rare species by then.
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The ratio of Chinese population in this country has been on steady公仔箱論壇) S6 s$ x) V; R8 K; |/ j- p
decline over the decades; so has their political status here. Very soon,
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This is the pessimistic side of the outlook of their destiny.
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}$ t, p# ]' J8 \8 dos.tvboxnow.comBut Chinese Malaysians cannot afford to go on this way, and wait
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They have to take the initiative to accentuate their own strengths andos.tvboxnow.com- r. U. f: n h5 d3 B
be in firm control of their own fates before they can divert such a' U# [* U+ A3 h
predestination.
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8 C+ Z# K o& t) |& C0 X8 x. |1 dTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The next ten years will be key to the future destiny of Chinese
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ethnically-oriented and religiously inclined, the future of Chinese公仔箱論壇% c+ p+ [8 u, h* v s, @
community is well within our imagination, and Chinese Malaysians will9 n5 S1 t6 ]! M; }7 Z9 Y) A' a) p
exit the country in droves.os.tvboxnow.com4 F4 p3 g$ F5 w) V# R
' _; z3 g, a kos.tvboxnow.comOn the other hand, if community-centric ideologies get diluted,
3 s+ P- ^' S/ M% k0 K1 |9 X; econflicts between mainstream and minority races get thinned down, the
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secularity stays very much relevant, then Chinese Malaysians will have a% c% D7 X) t1 b
much more promising future here.
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. C( j7 ?5 E+ m% ^% F) nos.tvboxnow.comWhatever happens to this country or our society, the most importantos.tvboxnow.com4 u m6 t# i. @- f* u" J Q
element for new-generation Chinese to secure a place in this land, will) w7 y J7 J8 U' f% Z2 n. N
be their very own competitiveness.
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In this age of globalisation, when national boundaries are increasingly
, P8 c$ K0 O5 C9 a, L1 [os.tvboxnow.comobscured, people will find a greener pasture beyond our shores if our
; P- r( p( w# Minternal conditions remain this bleak.7 b, y( V' P8 e Q/ R) a* ]& w8 Z
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We cannot afford to talk about what will happen to us a hundred years
4 g8 C; _ i% Z) Mos.tvboxnow.comfrom now. We need to buck up and fight for our near-term opportunities.os.tvboxnow.com; ^% Q N5 g+ Z: U3 E" k" _; k
" u. {5 S- }: Y' B$ ]tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMeaningless and unnecessary squabbles, like the one currently takingos.tvboxnow.com& Z3 d( e" A8 `0 u6 B' B& |& F
place within MCA, will only serve to bog down the pace of the Chinese
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5 V, ~7 o1 w2 F4 I2 }" q公仔箱論壇What the Chinese community urgently needs right now is high-calibre and8 _2 s, S# G0 s& \) Q# @
farsighted leadership, not one engrossed with endless infighting. |
發表於 2010-8-28 02:46 AM
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